Body found near cemetery is believed to be missing grandmother of slain teen, cops say

A body that was recovered near a Madison County cemetery today is believed to be Oralia Mendoza, the missing grandmother of slain teen Mariah Lopez, authorities said.

Investigators won't know for sure the identification of the body until the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences completes it autopsy. But, Lt. Donny Shaw, a sheriff's spokesman, said investigators followed leads in the case and went to Moon Cemetery on Cave Springs Road this morning. There, they found the body, he said.

"There is reason to believe that the remains are those of Oralia Mendoza," Shaw said. He said investigators aren't releasing further details.

Mendoza is the missing grandmother and guardian of 13-year-old Mariah Lopez, a Huntsville girl whose body was found June 7 in a wooded area on Lemley Drive. That area is less than three miles from where a body was found today.

Two men have been charged with capital murder in Lopez' death. Yoni Martinez Aguilar, 26, and Israel Gonzalez Palomino, 34, are held in the Madison County jail without bail, according to the sheriff's office.

Investigators haven't yet released details about how Lopez was killed. Authorities also haven't commented publicly on a motive for the killing.

Yoni Martinez Augilar and Israel Gonzalez Polomino were arrested overnight on Capital Murder Charges. The deceased, missing and arrestees all were acquainted with each other

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